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Anxious Attachment and Relationship Processes: An Interactionist Perspective

Campbell, Lorne, Marshall, Tara·2011·Journal of Personality

Abstract

Relationship processes in adult romantic relationships have been vastly studied under the aegis of attachment theory. Attachment theory is interactionist in nature, proposing that individual differences in levels of both attachment avoidance and anxiety predict an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in contexts that activate attachment concerns. A growing body of research is beginning to systematically test the conditions in which individual differences in attachment orientations both predict and fail to predict relationship processes. In this article, we focus on anxious attachment and review a program of research showing that the potentially destructive relationship processes typically observed in highly anxious individuals do not always appear in neutral or benign contexts, or when security needs are met. We argue that research needs to more thoroughly investigate the conditions that should, or should not, activate attachment concerns and thus result in links between individual differences in attachment orientations and relationship processes.

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Authors
Campbell, L., & Marshall, T.
Affiliations
  • Western University (CA)
  • Brunel University of London (GB)
Corresponding author
Campbell, Lorne
Venue
Journal of Personality
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-10-19
Volume
79
Issue
6
Pages
1219-1250
ISSN
  • 0022-3506 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-6494
OpenAlex
W1584525355
Cited by
104
References
88
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
attachment anxiety, attachment theory, romantic relationships, attachment avoidance, attachment security, individual differences, relationship processes, interactionist perspective
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Love, Male, Models, Psychological, Object Attachment, Stress, Psychological

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